House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger said Wednesday he plans to take a “meaningful look” this session at reforming the hyper-partisan process for drawing congressional districts.

Gov. John Kasich has said he plans to put a congressional redistricting reform proposal in his two-year budget, which will be rolled out next week. While it’s highly unlikely to pass as part of the budget, Rosenberger indicated he plans to start serious discussions.

The Clarksville Republican said he talked to some members of the congressional delegation in December and hopes to talk to more in February about the issue.

“I’m going out to say, ‘look, we’re going to probably start working on something to look at this congressional redistricting in Ohio and I want you to know about it,’ and give them the opportunity to give feedback, if they have any,” Rosenberger said. “I don’t know if they do.”

Neither Democratic nor Republican members of Ohio’s congressional delegation have indicated support for changing the current process, which allows them to run in safe seats every two years. Then-Speaker John Boehner, R-West Chester, who played a big role in drawing the current map, urged lawmakers to keep the status quo when the issue was debated in 2014.

Ohio’s congressional districts, drawn by Republicans in 2011, are heavily gerrymandered to ensure the GOP controls 12 of Ohio’s 16 seats. Races have been non-competitive. Groups including Common Cause Ohio have discussed a potential congressional redistricting ballot issue to impact the next map drawing in 2021.

Critics say the current system reduces voting power, increases partisanship because lawmakers only worry about primary challenges, and makes lawmakers less responsive to constituents.

“We’re going to take a serious look at this over the next two years,” Rosenberger said.

Sen. Frank LaRose, R-Hudson, introduced a congressional redistricting bill last session that saw no action. Sens. Matt Huffman, R-Lima, and Vernon Sykes, D-Akron, also worked on the legislative redistricting reform that was ultimately approved by voters in 2015.

“If anyone wants to come in and talk about a proposal, I’m happy to do that,” said Senate President Larry Obhof, R-Medina.

Rosenberger said it is important to him that the legislature retain control of drawing the maps because “it is one of the checks and balances states truly have still on the federal government.”

He also said he has not changed his position that the state should see how the legislative redistricting changes play out in 2021 before acting on the congressional process. Under the new system, legislative maps are drawn under new rules and must have bipartisan support to take effect.

“What we’re not going to do is something quick, dirty and messy,” he said.